Articles

Letter from Berlin: The Most Boring Subject in Europe

By Stan Persky | July 3, 2004

Stan Persky gets drowsy discovering what Europeans are least interested in.

Vermeer’s Patch

By Bruce Serafin | June 27, 2004

After reading some attack critics (and getting a little warm), Bruce Serafin looks at Philip Marchand looking at Northrop Frye

So What Happens Now?

By Brian Fawcett | June 27, 2004

On the eve of the Federal Election, Brian Fawcett listens to the dogs barking in his neighbourhood, discovers the metaphor for the election, and examines three outcomes…

Going Too Far

By Brian Brett | June 26, 2004

From Saltspring Island, Brian Brett outlines the larger context of the current Federal Election, and finds it pretty depressing.

Scary Thoughts from North Bay

By Wally Hourback | June 21, 2004

Wally Hourback talks to some Albertans about some rats due to arrive in Ottawa on Stephen Harper’s Western Wagon Train…

7 A.M. Soundtrack

By Bruce Serafin | June 19, 2004

Ten years ago this June, O J Simpson drove a white Ford Bronco across Los Angeles. That summer Bruce Serafin listened to the radio and thought about Vancouver and the American Empire

A King’s Life

By Brian Fawcett | June 18, 2004

Brian Fawcett offers an appreciation of someone he’s underestimated for a few years, and admonishes himself for not practicing his own rules of human observation.

Significant Areas of Significance….

By Douglas Ord | June 18, 2004

Douglas Ord watches the televised debate of the Federal party leaders and finds his attention wandering…

Do we want a Texan Canada?

By Sheila Williams | June 13, 2004

Sheila Williams looks at the province, and the culture, behind Stephen Harper’s Conservatives

Some Downtown Toronto Political Confusion

By Brian Fawcett | June 12, 2004

Brian Fawcett files an election report from downtown Toronto